History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restoration of the Bourbons in M.DCCC.XV.W. Blackwood and sons, 1854 |
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... success which ultimately attended its exertions . The note , indeed , is the noblest monu- ment of the prophetic wisdom , as well as impartial justice , with which Mr Pitt conducted the war against the Revolution . It is truly wonderful ...
... success which ultimately attended its exertions . The note , indeed , is the noblest monu- ment of the prophetic wisdom , as well as impartial justice , with which Mr Pitt conducted the war against the Revolution . It is truly wonderful ...
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... success we have listened only to the counsels of moderation . Of so many con- quered provinces , we have retained only that one which was necessary to maintain France in the rank among nations which she has always enjoyed . The ...
... success we have listened only to the counsels of moderation . Of so many con- quered provinces , we have retained only that one which was necessary to maintain France in the rank among nations which she has always enjoyed . The ...
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... success the moment the fleet ap- On the contrary , it only furnished an peared , which he hourly expected . To additional reason for pushing the pre- Admiral Decrès he wrote on the 4th parations for that great undertaking August- " The ...
... success the moment the fleet ap- On the contrary , it only furnished an peared , which he hourly expected . To additional reason for pushing the pre- Admiral Decrès he wrote on the 4th parations for that great undertaking August- " The ...
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... success . Selecting a medium be- tween these two extremes , Napoleon adopted a double division . His army was ... successes of the French armies may in some degree be ascribed . At the com- mencement of the Revolution , the divi- sions ...
... success . Selecting a medium be- tween these two extremes , Napoleon adopted a double division . His army was ... successes of the French armies may in some degree be ascribed . At the com- mencement of the Revolution , the divi- sions ...
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... success of this pro- found design , it was of importance to accumulate as much as possible of the flotilla at Boulogne ; and in the prose- * The following valuable note , written by Napoleon at the time of his leaving the camp at ...
... success of this pro- found design , it was of importance to accumulate as much as possible of the flotilla at Boulogne ; and in the prose- * The following valuable note , written by Napoleon at the time of his leaving the camp at ...
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Pagina 51 - ... country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory ; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ! And may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me ; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully.
Pagina 55 - as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? He must be killed ! He is surely dead!
Pagina 49 - At half-past ten drove from dear dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to serve my King and Country. May the great God whom I adore enable me to fulfil the expectations of my Country ; and if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the Throne of His Mercy. If it is His good Providence to cut short my days upon earth, I bow with the greatest submission, relying that He will protect those so dear to me, that I may leave...
Pagina 50 - ... my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect. We can, my dear Coll, have no little jealousies. We have only one great object in view, that of annihilating our enemies, and getting a glorious peace for our country. No man has more confidence in another than I have in you; and no man will render...
Pagina 50 - my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in : but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.
Pagina 55 - how goes the day with us?" "Very well," replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing.
Pagina 59 - Nelson — so the gunner of the Victory called them ; and when, at his interment, his flag was about to be lowered into the grave, the sailors who assisted at the ceremony with one accord rent it in pieces, that each might preserve a fragment while he lived.
Pagina 51 - In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them." The truth is, that Nelson wore on the day of Trafalgar the same coat which he had commonly worn for weeks, on which the order of the Bath was embroidered, as was then usual.
Pagina 59 - His brother was made an earl, with a grant of 6000/. a year ; 10,000/. were voted to each of his sisters : and 100,000¿. for the purchase of an estate. A public funeral was decreed, and a public monument. Statues and monuments also were voted by most of our principal cities. The leaden coffin in which he was brought home was cut in pieces, which were distributed as relics of Saint Nelson, — so the gunner of the Victory...
Pagina 54 - Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. He himself being certain, from the sensation in his back, and the gush of blood...